by Christie Meierz | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s rather nice to have a clear set of goals. I spent the first month after I released Daughters dithering about what I was going to do next. Now, publishing contract in hand, I know exactly what I need to work on. I love it. I spent the first half of June...
by Christie Meierz | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was doing my darnedest to write a scene all day. I had it outlined; I knew what I wanted to do with it. But the dang thing was doing a “digging to China with a rusty spork” routine on me. So I gave up and let it go where it wanted to go. And dang if what...
by Christie Meierz | Jun 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s time to really dig in and finish The Fall. I’ve had lots of ideas, while I was working on other things, for ways to complicate the plot, and I’ll have lots of time with little distraction over the next two weeks while the husband is away at an...
by Christie Meierz | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
I recently asked my Facebook friends for recommendations on something space opera-y to read. At random, I picked one, read the excerpt on Amazon, and decided to buy it. While the excerpt left me wanting more, I’m having trouble getting through the book. Every...
by Christie Meierz | Jun 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve been working on The Marann. My publisher asked me to give it a pass. I approached the file with no small amount of trepidation, because I think I read the thing 137 times before releasing it last October, and I wasn’t anything like eager to make it...